different between xylophagous vs xylotomous

English

Etymology

xylo- +? -phagous

Adjective

xylophagous (not comparable)

1. Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)
   • 1841, William Chambers and Robert Chambers [eds.], Chambers’ Edinburgh Journal, volume 9, page 247

     Man has many times suffered from his attempts at extermination, and in no way, perhaps, would he suffer more, than by utterly destroying the mischievous teredo, and its active little ally, the xylophagous linmeria.

2. Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.)

Derived terms

• saproxylophagous

Related terms

• xylophage
• xylophagy

Translations

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ????? (xúlon, “wood”) + ????? (tomía, “cut”), from ??????? (témnein, “to cut”)

Adjective

xylotomous (not comparable)

1. That bores or cuts into wood, as with certain insects.

   Real estate agents in the southern U.S. routinely handle questions about the presence of xylotomous insects, primarily termites.

   Wooden structures in the tropics must be chemically treated to repel xylotomous pests.

   Isopterophobia is the fear of termites or other xylotomous insects.

Related terms

• xylophagous
• xylophage

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